Back from L.A.

We had a great time in Los Angeles this year for the E3 convention. We started the drive down on Monday morning and got there in the late afternoon, of course stopping at Harris Ranch along the way for lunch. Chad missed it last year due to a scheduling conflict but he was able to make it this year and so flew in from Las Vegas. The next day we all went to the convention, which was pretty terrible as for the first time they let in the public which made it super crowded. The walkways between the booths were so packed with people that we could barely move through them, and the smell of B.O. was quite unpleasant. Plus, all the games shown were simply sequels to existing games so there wasn't really anything new at all, and we saw only a handful of people dressed up. We only spent a few hours there and about half of that we spent outside the halls where we could just sit and breathe. Later that evening we went to see The Book of Mormon which was a fantastic play. Totally worth seeing if you have the chance.

The next day we skipped E3 all together. Chad had to go do some recording but the rest of us went to a store filled almost entirely with soda pop. There were so many different flavors it was overwhelming. We bought several to bring home and try out, including banana, caramel root beer, and birthday cake. Later that afternoon we went to Jimmy Kimmel Live! where we met up with Chad and hung out in the green room until it was time for the show at which point we were taken into the audience. The main guest that night was Jamie Foxx who was extremely entertaining. After the show we had to drop Chad off at the airport afterwards so he could make his flight home, then we met up with Stephanie to get caught up with what she's been doing this past year. We had planned to meet up and eat at Umami Burger but when we got there we found it was closed for renovations so instead we went to the deli near our house. We had a delicious meal and great conversation, a perfect way to end our last night in Los Angeles. The next morning we started our drive home.